nvidia
Brand6GB GDDR5
Memory1408
Cores192.1 GB/s
BandwidthNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660
VS
nvidia
Brand6GB GDDR5
Memory1280
Cores192.2 GB/s
BandwidthNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660
6GB GDDR5 120W $219 Mar 2019
GeForce GTX 1660
$219 • Mar 2019
VS
GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB
$299 • Jul 2016
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB
6GB GDDR5 120W $299 Jul 2016
Specs Comparison
| Specification | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB |
|---|---|---|
| Memory Size | 6 GB | 6 GB |
| Memory Type | GDDR5 | GDDR5 |
| TDP | 120 W | 120 W |
| Core Clock | N/A | N/A |
| Boost Clock | 1785 MHz | 1709 MHz |
| Memory Bandwidth | 192.1 GB/s | 192.2 GB/s |
| Process Size | 12nm | 16nm |
| Architecture | Turing | Pascal |
| Shading Units | 1408 | 1280 |
| RT Cores | N/A | N/A |
| TMUs | 88 | 80 |
| ROPs | 48 | 48 |
| Memory Bus | 192-bit | 192-bit |
| Memory Clock | 2001 MHz | 2002 MHz |
| Pixel Rate | 85.68 GPixel/s | 82.03 GPixel/s |
| Texture Rate | 192.1 GTexel/s | 192.2 GTexel/s |
| FP32 Performance | 5.027 GFLOPS | 4.375 GFLOPS |
| L2 Cache | 1.50 MB | 1.50 MB |
| Die Size | 284 mm² | 200 mm² |
| Transistors | 6600 Million | 4400 Million |
| Required PSU | 300 W | 300 W |
| Power Connectors | 1x 8-pin | 1x 6-pin |
| Bus Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| DirectX | 12.1 | 12.1 |
| Vulkan | 1.3 | 1.3 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| Foundry | TSMC | TSMC |
Comparison in Synthetic Benchmarks
3DMark Time Spy
Synthetic DirectX 12 benchmark that measures GPU performance in gaming workloads
Graphics Score
5094 (+25%)
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660
4085
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB
Geekbench 6
Cross-platform benchmark that measures GPU compute performance using OpenCL and Metal APIs
OpenCL Score
60105 (+53%)
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660
39230
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB
GFXBench 5.0
Cross-platform 3D graphics benchmark suite that measures GPU performance across different APIs
Aztec Ruins High (FPS)
65.4 FPS (+20%)
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660
54.6 FPS
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB
PassMark G2D
Comprehensive 2D graphics benchmark that measures GPU performance in various graphics operations
G2D Mark
11656 (+16%)
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660
10080
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB
Game Benchmarks Comparison (180 benchmarks)
It Takes Two
7.9 2021 • Action, Adventure Hazelight Studios
1080p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 1660 (+7%)
AVG 80 FPS
MIN 66 FPS
GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB
AVG 75 FPS
MIN 63 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 1660 (+2%)
AVG 55 FPS
MIN 42 FPS
GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB
AVG 54 FPS
MIN 40 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 1660 (+7%)
AVG 30 FPS
MIN 23 FPS
GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB
AVG 28 FPS
MIN 23 FPS
Winner
Loser
Baldur's Gate 3
7.3 2023 • Adventure, RPG, Strategy Larian Studios
1080p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 1660 (+8%)
AVG 66 FPS
MIN 61 FPS
GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB
AVG 61 FPS
MIN 52 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 1660 (+12%)
AVG 46 FPS
MIN 41 FPS
GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB
AVG 41 FPS
MIN 37 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 1660 (+14%)
AVG 25 FPS
MIN 22 FPS
GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB
AVG 22 FPS
MIN 20 FPS
Winner
Loser
Arcadegeddon
7 2023 • Action, Adventure IllFonic
1080p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 1660 (+22%)
AVG 60 FPS
MIN 53 FPS
GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB
AVG 49 FPS
MIN 43 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 1660 (+29%)
AVG 36 FPS
MIN 31 FPS
GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB
AVG 28 FPS
MIN 24 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 1660 (+25%)
AVG 15 FPS
MIN 13 FPS
GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB
AVG 12 FPS
MIN 10 FPS
1080p
| ultra
| RTX
GeForce GTX 1660 (+47%)
AVG 25 FPS
MIN 18 FPS
GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB
AVG 17 FPS
MIN 13 FPS
1440p
| ultra
| RTX
GeForce GTX 1660 (+50%)
AVG 15 FPS
MIN 11 FPS
GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB
AVG 10 FPS
MIN 8 FPS
2160p
| ultra
| RTX
GeForce GTX 1660 (+40%)
AVG 7 FPS
MIN 5 FPS
GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB
AVG 5 FPS
MIN 3 FPS
Winner
Loser
Land of War - The Beginning
7.5 2021 • Action, Adventure MS GAMES
1080p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 1660 (+20%)
AVG 53 FPS
MIN 46 FPS
GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB
AVG 44 FPS
MIN 38 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 1660 (+3%)
AVG 34 FPS
MIN 27 FPS
GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB
AVG 33 FPS
MIN 29 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 1660 (+6%)
AVG 18 FPS
MIN 14 FPS
GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB
AVG 17 FPS
MIN 16 FPS
Winner
Loser
Sniper Ghost Warrior Contracts 2
7.7 2021 • Action CI Games
1080p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 1660 (+26%)
AVG 82 FPS
MIN 65 FPS
GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB
AVG 65 FPS
MIN 55 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 1660 (+23%)
AVG 53 FPS
MIN 45 FPS
GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB
AVG 43 FPS
MIN 37 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 1660 (+18%)
AVG 26 FPS
MIN 23 FPS
GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB
AVG 22 FPS
MIN 20 FPS
Winner
Loser
Necromunda Hired Gun
7.3 2021 • Action, Adventure Streum On Studio
1080p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 1660 (+24%)
AVG 57 FPS
MIN 53 FPS
GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB
AVG 46 FPS
MIN 42 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 1660 (+23%)
AVG 37 FPS
MIN 33 FPS
GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB
AVG 30 FPS
MIN 26 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 1660 (+13%)
AVG 17 FPS
MIN 14 FPS
GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB
AVG 15 FPS
MIN 13 FPS
Winner
Loser
No more benchmarks available for this comparison
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Wins!
Based on 180 benchmarks across 54 games
42
Avg FPS
GeForce GTX 1660
VS
+15.3%
37
Avg FPS
GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660
NVIDIA • 6GB GDDR5
160
Wins
42
Avg FPS
36
Min FPS
89%
Win Rate
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB
NVIDIA • 6GB GDDR5
10
Wins
37
Avg FPS
31
Min FPS
6%
Win Rate
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